Oncology Clinical Social Worker, Westwood/Santa Monica

Description Provide positive care solutions within an award-winning health system. Grow your career while enhancing quality of life for those most in need. Leverage your expertise to make a real difference in the community. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.
As a key team member of the Simms/Mann Center, you will provide comprehensive psychosocial care to patients with cancer and their families, including case management, needs assessment, and individual, group, and family counseling. You will support patient and family needs by providing referrals for economic, psychological, social, hospice, and home care. You will also:
* Chart all contacts in an electronic medical record.
* In collaboration, create and help facilitate workshops and support groups
* Update and screen the resource referral network; support with the addition of resources on the website.
* Support program development
* Participate in the support and training of multidisciplinary team psychology, social work as well as chaplain students and interns
* Administer screening tools to develop interventions.
* Orient patients and visitors to the Center's services
* Participate in program evaluation and determine the need for new services.
The full annual salary range for the Social Worker 2 position is $92,264.26 - $110,232.10. and the full annual salary range for the Social Worker 3 is $100,286.64 - $119,851.20. Will hire at the 2 or 3 level based on experience and licensure.

Qualifications We're seeking an experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker with:
* Master's degree in social work
* Current and up to date California license in social work
* Understanding of the psychosocial and other related issues for cancer patients
* Knowledge of the most common cancers and their treatments
* Experience with psychosocial distress screening instruments
* Ability to assess and treat the psychosocial needs of individuals with cancer.
* Proficiency in facilitating individual, group, and family therapy interventions.
* Background providing referrals for economic, psychosocial, and home care programs.
* Ability to provide clinical knowledge to less experienced clinicians.
UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and more than 260 community clinics throughout Southern California. We are also home to the David Geffen School of Medicine, an internationally-respected center of advanced medical education and research. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become the trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care for the many communities we serve. If you're looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, you can at UCLA Health.